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BoostNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswick’s Economic Progress
Leen, Minh Dao, Kiet Phan
Posted: January 15, 2024 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Economics , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions , Training
BoostNB has been a research stream in the Pathways to Professions experiential learning program since 2020, and in 2023 we welcomed three new students to continue the work of analyzing and sharing New Brunswick’s economic progress. The mission of BoostNB is to help boost knowledge of the NB economy and measure its progress towards specific goals and targets inspired by Nova Scotia’s Now or Never Action Plan. Student researchers crafted economic indicators for NB using open-source...
Ignite Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Conducting an Economic Analysis of the Fredericton Capital Region
Yara Bayoumi, Ivy Bialowas, Estefania Martinez
Posted: November 13, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions , Partners , Student Spotlights , Population Research , Media , Economics , Training
Economic development is a key focus for researchers in New Brunswick, and this led NB-IRDT to partner with Ignite in 2023 to provide our Pathways to Professions (P2P) students with a key new experiential learning opportunity. For 13 weeks this summer, the 2023 Ignite student team worked under the mentorship of Andrew Lockhart (Director of Economic & Entrepreneurial Growth at Ignite) to develop an economic analysis of the Fredericton Capital Region. Since its regionalization in early 2023, the...
HousingNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Making NB Housing Research More Accessible
Evan Smith, Tara Scott, Karlene Dalzell, Benz Trani
Posted: September 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Pathways to Professions , Team News , Student Spotlights
What is HousingNB? New to P2P in 2023, HousingNB is a student research project led by NB-IRDT that aims to evaluate New Brunswick’s progress towards achieving its share of Canada’s National Housing Strategy (NHS) goals. Released in 2017, the NHS is a 10-year, $82 billion federal plan that aims to help Canadians access housing that meets their needs while reducing homelessness and core housing need through the creation of affordable housing. It is important to measure New...
The Fourth Year of Pathways of Professions Comes to a Successful Close
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 24, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
Each summer since 2020, NB-IRDT has hosted Pathways to Professions – a 13-week experiential learning program that provides post-secondary students in New Brunswick with the opportunity to participate in hands-on, NB-relevant research while attending a full curriculum of networking sessions and skills-boosting workshops. Pathways to Professions (P2P) is an annual highlight for NB-IRDT, and as our fourth year of P2P comes to a close, we want to reflect on the rewarding summer we’ve...
Lunch and Learn - Data Privacy and AI: What’s the Issue?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 2, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
The prevalence of Artificial Intelligence brings with it a wealth of opportunity for many fields, especially data research. However, it also presents several challenges when it comes to privacy and ethics that have the potential to impact the future of data privacy negatively. These challenges must be addressed sooner rather than later. On November 22, 2023, join Dr. Donna Curtis Maillet, Privacy Officer and Research Associate of NB-IRDT, for an overview of the most harmful issues...
Looking Forward: Five More Years of Research on Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 20, 2023 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Labour Markets
NB-IRDT is not a government organization, but we are proud to support our provincial government by providing data-informed evidence that can help guide policy discussions and decisions. A new 5-year research contract with the NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) is allowing us to keep doing just that. Since NB-IRDT’s official launch back in 2015, the Government of New Brunswick has supported our research endeavours, transferring de-identified data and...
InvitationNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswickers’ Pride in Their Province
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 27, 2023 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions , Training , Student Spotlights
What is InvitationNB? InvitationNB is a Future GNB research stream focused on revitalizing tourism in New Brunswick. Led by the Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, the student team spent Summer 2022 contributing to GNB’s vision to showcase New Brunswick as the best place to visit, the best place to live, and ultimately the top vacation destination within Atlantic Canada. The team began their summer by determining that New Brunswick’s tourism industry makes up only 1.8% of...
Where Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Emily Thomson
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: December 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training , Pathways to Professions , Student Spotlights
Meet Emily Thomson, who was a part of our 2021 and 2022 Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. NB-IRDT is proud to have had the opportunity to work with students on many projects and initiatives, and our student spotlight series will highlight some of the students we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with. Emily Thomson is a 4th-year student at the University of New Brunswick pursuing a bachelor of science with a double major in biology and psychology (with...
Where Are They Now? Students from Years Past: Tianjiao Yang
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Student Spotlights , Training , Pathways to Professions
Meet Tianjao Yang, who was a part of our 2022 Pathways to Professions experiential learning program. Recently, we reached out to Tianjiao to ask about her experience working with NB-IRDT and what she hopes to do next. Tianjiao is a 5th-year student at the University of New Brunswick with plans to graduate in winter 2023 with a major in economics and a minor in math. How did you get involved with NB-IRDT? I read about (and applied for) the summer experiential learning...
Pathways to Professions is Back!
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 21, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training , Pathways to Professions
NB-IRDT is excited to announce the launch of our fourth annual Pathways to Professions experiential learning program, taking place from May 15 until August 11, 2023. Apply now to participate as a student this coming summer or keep reading to learn more about the program and our partnership with Future GNB. What is Pathways to Professions? Pathways to Professions (also known as P2P) is a 13-week paid experiential learning program for post-secondary students in New Brunswick, developed and...
VitalSignsNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Examining Access to Healthcare in New Brunswick
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: November 8, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Pathways to Professions , Health , Training
What is VitalSignsNB? VitalSignsNB is a Pathways to Professions (P2P) research stream that aims to examine the New Brunswick healthcare system. More specifically, it examines and identifies areas of the provincial healthcare system that require data to help inform decisions to accommodate New Brunswickers’ needs and promote a healthier future for all. VitalSignsNB has been a P2P research stream since 2021. This summer, the VitalSignsNB team looked into the topic of access to...
PopNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Examining New Brunswick’s Urban and Rural Populations
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: October 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Pathways to Professions
What is PopNB? Short for Population New Brunswick, PopNB is a P2P research stream that aims to characterize New Brunswick's demographics through open-source data. This includes looking closely at trends in post-secondary education, immigration and population mobility, and family and household attributes. The purpose of PopNB is to describe various population demographics to provide data-driven policy implications for government and community stakeholders. PopNB has been a P2P research stream...
BoostNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswick’s Economic Progress
BoostNB Student Spotlight: Meet the Students Measuring New Brunswick’s Economic Progress
Posted: October 4, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Economics , Training , Pathways to Professions
What is BoostNB? BoostNB is an online dashboard of economic indicators first created by student researchers back in 2018 and updated every year using open-source data to determine whether the NB economy is progressing towards specific goals and targets. BoostNB has been a P2P research stream since the program launched in 2020. It provides post-secondary students in NB the opportunity to pursue their passion for economics and create positive change in their communities by making pertinent...
NB-IRDT Launches Pathways to Policies Undergraduate Course
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: September 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Pathways to Professions , Training , Education
We are happy to announce that the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training has partnered with the Department of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick to launch a new undergraduate course starting in January 2023: Pathways to Policies. POLS 3216: Pathways to Policies is a third-year undergraduate course at UNB that explores the process of using data to inform policy making. Students who enroll will explore data-informed decision making while working in teams to...
2022 Pathways to Professions Program in Review
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: August 29, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Pathways to Professions
It seems like just yesterday that NB-IRDT was hosting its very first Pathways to Professions experiential learning program – or P2P, as we like to call it. Now, three years later, we are saying goodbye to yet another cohort of students after a wonderful summer of research and training. The newly released 2022 Program in Review offers an in-depth look into this summer’s professionalism workshops, our students’ experiences, and the New Brunswick-relevant research projects...
Where Are They Now? Students from Summers Past: Madeleine Gorman-Asal
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 13, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Student Spotlights , Training , Pathways to Professions
When NB-IRDT launched its Pathways to Professions (P2P) experiential learning program back in 2020, Madeleine Gorman-Asal was one of six undergraduates to join us for a summer of research and training. At the time, she was working towards a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics/Statistics and Biology, with plans to graduate in 2021. Now, two years later, we follow up with her to find out what she’s been up to lately and where she plans to go next. Madeleine Gorman-Asal – From P2P to...
Where Are They Now? Students from Summers Past: Jessica Mann
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: July 5, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Student Spotlights , Pathways to Professions
When NB-IRDT launched its Pathways to Professions (P2P) experiential learning program back in 2020, Jessica Mann was among the first to sign up for a summer of research and training. At the time, she was an undergraduate at the University of New Brunswick looking to gain some hands-on experience and help pave the way for her future in the workplace. Now, two years later, we follow up with her to see how far she’s come and where she’s going next. Jessica Mann – From P2P...
We’re Back for Another Year: Pathways to Professions Launches Its Third Season
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: June 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Media , Pathways to Professions , Youth , Team News , Training , Education
We’re Back for Another Year: Pathways to Professions Launches Its Third Season The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training has officially launched its third Pathways to Professions experiential learning program, and we are so excited to introduce this year’s new research streams and to announce our partnership with the Government of New Brunswick for this summer’s offerings. But First, What is Pathways to Professions? Pathways to Professions – or P2P,...
New NB-IRDT Student Research Stream Receives Support from Mitacs and NBHRF
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: April 6, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Training , Team News , Media
Student training initiatives like Pathways to Professions (P2P) provide valuable inroads for students looking to stay and work in New Brunswick, and these programs couldn’t exist without the generous support of our partners and funding agencies across Canada. NB-IRDT is proud to be the recipient of a 2022 Mitacs Accelerate grant, which is providing funding from both Mitacs and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation to support four UNB students as they undertake a new P2P research...
You’re Never Too Young to Get Involved in Policy Development
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: March 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Youth , Training , Media , Education
You’re never too young to get involved in policy development! The high schoolers who took part in ExperienceGNB this past March Break proved just that. From March 7-11, the Government of New Brunswick joined forces with NB-IRDT to offer Pathways to Professions: ExperienceGNB, a policy boot camp for high school students in the Fredericton area. Over the course of the week, a group of keen and brilliant NB students from École Sainte-Anne, Fredericton High, and Leo Hayes gave up...
Labour Market Training Programs in NB: Do Participants Stay?
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 28, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training , Education
The Government of New Brunswick invests heavily in educating and retaining its population, especially skilled members of the labour force. To accomplish this, training programs have been designed and implemented to help individuals prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment in NB. These include programs such as Career Decision Making Strategies Skills Enhancement Strategies Workplace Essential Skills Student Employment Experience Development (SEED) and Co-op And more… In a recently...
Student Spotlight: Meet the ExperienceNB Team
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: February 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
In the 2010 film Inception, audiences were introduced to the concept of a dream within a dream. In 2021, NB-IRDT’s Pathways to Professions (P2P) program introduced something similar: the concept of experiential learning evaluation within an experiential learning program. The result was ExperienceNB: one of five P2P research streams in 2021. Experiential learning – a theory of education combining work experience, reflection, and analysis – is a key component of...
Introduction to Knowledge Transfer
April English
Posted: February 16, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Knowledge Transfer (KT) is a process that helps facilitate moving research (what we know) into action (what we do). It involves processes and strategies that ensure knowledge is understandable, accessible, and can benefit a range of audiences. This involves dissemination (sharing research evidence) and can sometimes involve implementation (application of research evidence). One important skill that can assist effective KT is plain language: a type of communication your audience can understand...
NB-IRDT’s 2021 Training Report is Now Available
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: January 10, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Training , Media , Team News
2021 was a busy year at NB-IRDT, especially for our training team! Read our 2021 Training Report for a highlight of last year’s initiatives – including our data literacy training for public servants, experiential learning for students, and continuing education for professionals. We look forward to spearheading even bigger and better things in 2022 and can’t wait to see what this year has in store. If you have any questions about past, current, or upcoming training...
Introducing ExperienceGNB: A Policy Bootcamp for High School Students
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: December 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Partners , Media , Training , Youth
Calling all high school students in the Fredericton area! The Government of New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training have partnered to host a one-week policy bootcamp for high school students, taking place this March Break. This experiential learning opportunity, called ExperienceGNB, offers students a chance to use research to solve relevant problems facing them and their peers, and to see how government works in their province. From March 7-11, 2022,...
UNB Students Take Hands-On Approach to Research and Policy in New Brunswick
Bethany Jones
Posted: October 28, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Population Research , Economics , Education , Health , Training
The end of 2021 is in sight, and as countries around the world begin to emerge from COVID-19 lockdowns, there is a universal air of uncertainty about the future. In New Brunswick, however, this uncertainty predated the pandemic. For the past few years, the province of New Brunswick has been struggling to address the problems of an aging population, the out-migration of its youth, a shrinking labour force, and the impact these issues have on an already overly burdened health care system....
Student Spotlight: Meet the VitalSignsNB Team
NB-IRDT Staff
Posted: October 12, 2021 12:00:00 AM ADT
Category: Media , Training , Health
NB-IRDT’s recent VitalSignsNB project on vaccination delivery in New Brunswick has sparked a great deal of public interest – leading to radio interviews, newspaper articles, and conference proceedings on the results. VitalSignsNB is an important project at NB-IRDT, not only because of its timely and relevant focus but also because it allowed us to partner with the upcoming generation of NB researchers. As part of NB-IRDT’s 2021 Pathways to Professions experiential research...
Funding announced for GNB employee data literacy training
NB-IRDT
Posted: June 2, 2020 12:00:00 PM ADT
The University of New Brunswick's NB-IRDT has been awarded $200,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to develop a training program for Government of New Brunswick policymakers on how to incorporate data into decision-making. NB-IRDT currently has research partnerships with four government departments. The new training program will expand on these existing partnerships to more broadly develop data literacy skills, knowledge and capacity across these and other...